About this Associate, India Safe Water role at Evidence Action

Evidence Action · Onsite · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About Evidence Action

At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.

Our model operationalizes leading academic research (including from Nobel-winning economists). We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we’re making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. Operating across 11 countries, our team of 900+ has reached over 500 million people, working closely with governments to scale these interventions.

Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.
Through Safe Water Now, we’ve saved the lives of over 15,000 children.
Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.

At Evidence Action, your colleagues are your greatest asset. You'll partner with high-caliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork. Our team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in rolling up our sleeves to get things done. If you're looking to work flexibly and with purpose, join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.

About India Safe Water

India's Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has connected more than 150 million rural households to tap water; a historic achievement in water access. Most rural piped systems deliver water that is untreated, and chlorination remains the missing step between coverage and safety. That's where Evidence Action's India Safe Water (ISW) program comes in. Working alongside government partners, our program installs in-line chlorination (ILC) devices at village water sources; a cost-effective, proven technology that automatically treats water as it flows through the system.

Reporting to the Manager of ISW, you will support the implementation of our programming in India. You will be accountable for the quality and timeliness of analytical, coordination, and donor-facing deliverables that inform program decisions. You will coordinate closely with our India-based team and provide surge support as needs arise, including through in-person collaboration in the Delhi office or state-level field offices. This role calls for analytical and project management skills, along with the ability to work on a dynamic, matrixed, and cross-cultural team.

Key Responsibilities

Analytical Support (50%)

Conduct analyses across the India context that estimate unmet need for water treatment, ILC-addressable market and programmatic reach, and develop scenario planning analyses that can inform future program planning, optimization and expansion.
Develop data visualizations to better communicate the ambition, progress and impact of the ISW program, with the ability to tailor visualizations to different audiences.
Support development and tracking of cost-effectiveness measures that capture the impact of ISW’s policy-level engagement at the central and state level, as well as of ISW’s various technical assistance models (e.g., deep dive TA, light-touch TA etc.).

Project Management and Coordination (30%)

Support ISW team to track progress on programmatic theories of change and develop process for flagging when expected trajectories are at risk of being off track.
Collaborate with cross-cutting teams (technical, MLE, cost-effectiveness, and program finance) to further ISW’s programmatic objectives
Develop strategic program and communications materials that elevate ISW’s theory of change, key successes, broader learnings for the WASH field, etc.

Surge Support for India-Based Safe Water Team (20%)

Support the India-based water team as emerging needs arise, including through extended in-person collaboration either in the Delhi office or relevant state-level field offices. This could include:
Follow up directly with relevant National team members to operationalize decisions and alignment reached between Global and National teams, ensuring agreed actions move forward on schedule.
Validate data and assumptions underlying ISW program analyses, working closely with the National team members closest to the data source, and flag discrepancies for review.

Requirements

You have 3-5 years of professional experience in program and project support in an international environment, working in development, public health, MLE, or as a management consultant.

You bring strong quantitative and analytical skills, including experience with data analysis, cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit analysis, and building dashboards or data visualizations to communicate findings.
You are proficient in analytical and data visualization tools (such as Excel, Power BI, or Tableau).
You have experience supporting donor engagement or grant-related work; including drafting narratives, reports, or communications materials for external audiences.
You can generate high-quality content for a range of cross-cultural technical and non-technical audiences.
You have the ability to manage complex and interdependent workplans and projects, prioritize, and adapt plans.

Position Location

The preferred base for this role is in our offices in Washington, DC. Additionally, this role will likely require up to 20% international travel to India to support our country teams.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a U.S. employment visa at this time. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. for roles based in the U.S.

Benefits

The expected role range for this US position is listed below. We consider multiple factors when determining the base salary for a role, including but not limited to: role scope, program budgets, internal equity, and a candidate’s qualifications and/or prior experience.

Note: Pay and benefits will be commensurate with the role specifications, local statutory requirements, and the cost of labor in the markets where we operate.

The expected pay range for this full-time role is $60,800 - 68,400 per year.

For US-based roles, Evidence Action provides comprehensive benefits including international health care, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with a matching component, generous and flexible leave options, as well as other employee perks on a reimbursement basis. For more information, visit our careers page or ask our recruiting team!

Evidence Action is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.

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About Evidence Action

We do development differently.

Evidence Action is a global nonprofit organization with an approach distinctive in international development – we exclusively scale interventions that are backed by strong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. We take a data-driven approach to identifying and scaling interventions which deliver outsized impact for the hundreds of millions of impoverished individuals who are our clients. We deploy deep expertise in building for scale, coupled with a focus on rigorous measurement and continuous program improvement, to ensure these solutions measurably improve the lives of millions.

We deliver tremendous impact.

Our programs – in health, nutrition, and safe water – have grown since our founding in 2013 to reach over 280 million people annually. Our Deworm the World Initiative has helped governments across Asia and Africa deliver over 1.3 billion childhood deworming treatments – which have been shown to increase long-term income by 13%. This places deworming among the most cost-effective income generation programs in the world, as ranked by charity evaluators such as GiveWell and The Life You Can Save. Our Dispensers for Safe Water program provides sustained safe water access to over 4 million people in rural Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi. Our last-mile delivery network services communities through a free-to-use, human-centric design that increases usage over 5 times that of traditional water treatment options, preventing childhood illness and deaths caused by unsafe water. Dispensers for Safe Water has been recognized by Charity Navigator for its high cost-effectiveness, by Expo2020 as one of only 25 Global Best Practice Programmes, and a chlorine dispenser now resides in the Nobel Museum, selected by 2019 Nobel laureate Michael Kremer – whose work was integral to the program’s development.

We drive innovation.

Evidence Action’s Accelerator builds the next generation of exceptional programs, taking an approach most similar to a venture capital model. We thoughtfully advance promising new programs through a rigorous, 6 stage process – from desk research to testing at large scale. We are ruthless in exiting programs which do not meet our criteria on scalability, evidence of impact, and cost-effectiveness, ensuring that the programs that do advance deliver outsized impact for millions of people.

We are global.

Over 400 individuals work on our programs across eight countries – Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Uganda, India, and the United States, including both Evidence Action staff and close partners. We are united by a tremendous passion for our mission and the impact that together we create. We are strong because of our diversity of experience, geography, and background – with over 90% of our people in the countries where our impact is focused. This spirit, and our culture, are guided by a set of core values that underpin our work. These values embody our focus on evidence, urgency, iteration, and incessance in our search for solutions.

We have big ambitions.

Our goal is to double our impact by 2024, to fulfill our vision of a world where hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places have better opportunities and their lives are measurably improved. We believe in bold and urgent action – because poverty doesn’t wait, and neither should we.

We need great people.

Our success to date is due to the collective work of our amazing staff. To achieve our ambitious goals, we need to grow our team. We are looking for people who share our passion for following the evidence, seeking cost-effective ways of working, and operating at scale. We seek individuals who take an entrepreneurial approach, enjoy tackling hard problems, and iterate to achieve the best solutions – and know that people with these skills come from many professional backgrounds.

If our vision and approach excite you as much as it does us, we invite you to join us.